Surprising discovery on how the Israeli commandos fought against Hamas in coastal Gaza:
A mannequin discovered by Palestinians on a Gaza beach may have been used by Israeli forces as a decoy to draw fire from gunmen, an Israeli military expert said.
The head-and-torso figure, dressed in an army shirt and rigged with electric wires, was described by some Palestinians as a “robot” that had helped Israeli commandos storm ashore and kill 10 Hamas guerrillas during Israel’s 22-day Gaza offensive.
But Itay Gil, who trains various Israeli commando units, said the rubber dummy could have been used to dupe Palestinian snipers into opening fire so they could be identified and killed (Reuters).
